Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman

7 reviews

issyd23's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Very different from the Netflix show: more dark, cultish & sad. I thought it would be like Fiddler on the Roof but it was more Handmaids Tale 😢 These Hasids make the Amish look progressive 4📖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

greatexpectations77's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Really interesting, and I definitely applaud the author's bravery in writing this all down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Infidelity, Excrement, and Abandonment

christineazopf's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I am giving this memoir a perfect 5 stars. Feldman's writing is raw, emotional, and somehow stills manages to be objective. The edition I listened to had the new Afterward, which gives even more insight into the time in her life when she chose to leave the community and write this memoir. 

I watched the Netflix series loosely based on this memoir a few years ago, and I am glad I felt compelled to listen to this book. The narration was incredible, the story was moving, and I feel both more informed about a life so vastly different from my own, as well as more compassionate for the people within these communities who may feel they don't belong, but who think they are trapped with no way out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

hannahrhian's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

jbabbm's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Antisemitism

piperlee's review

hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Police brutality and Antisemitism

blueiris315's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Antisemitism

Minor: Addiction